Marketing Pulpit - TX (MPI-TX)

Tune in to The Little Flower Literacy and Economics Radio Show, hosted by Dr. Florita Bell Griffin and Leon Gatewood.  The radio show airs each Thursday Morning from 10:30-11:00 AM (CDT).  The show addresses the connection between illiteracy, economics and communities.

Dr. Griffin, a Houston, Texas author, creative director, urban planner and urban and regional scientist, is concerned with analytical approaches to problems that are specifically urban, rural and regional in nature.  Functional illiteracy in youth, and its link to the economic stability of communities is an urban, rural and regional problem that deeply concerns her. She believes that improving literacy is the way forward for communities who want to boost their local economy, and that investing in creative literacy vehicles today is necessary for building a solid and secure future tomorrow.

Leon Gatewood, is the co-founder and CEO of Helping Our Loved Ones Learn And Achieve! HOLLA!, a non-profit Community Development Corporation in Morven, North Carolina. Since formally organizing in 2011, HOLLA! has caused over a half million dollars to be injected into the Morven Community,  which using the Economic Multiplier Effect equates to approximately two million dollars.

HOLLA!'s investment includes: 8400 sq. ft. Community and Multi-purpose Center with full-service restaurant with commercial kitchen; a library, referred to as the "Reading Room," a fitness center, regulation-size tennis courts; community park w/walking trails.

The Little Flower Literacy and Economics Show is Licensed through The Marketing Pulpit International.